New Study Reveals How Retinal Neurons Adapt to Support Vision and Survive Disease

New Study Reveals How Retinal Neurons Adapt to Support Vision and Survive Disease

A new study from the WashU Medicine John F. Hardesty, MD Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, led by  Philip Williams, Ph.D., Rajendra S. Apte, MD, PhD, and graduate student Zelun Wang, offers important insight into how retinal neurons adapt their metabolism to sustain vision and respond to disease. Published in Nature Communications, the research focuses […]

WashU Medicine showcases vision science at SfN 2025

WashU Medicine showcases vision science at SfN 2025

This month, researchers from WashU Medicine John F. Hardesty, MD, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences joined colleagues from around the world to present their work at SfN’s poster sessions. Sean McCracken, PhD, representing the Williams lab, shared his research on retinogeniculate organization in the visual thalamus after monocular crush injury and explored the role […]